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▪ I. arrect later corrupt f. aret v. Obs. to impute. ▪ II. † aˈrrect, v. Obs. Also 6 arecte. [f. L. arrect- ppl. stem of arrig-ĕre to raise up, incite, f. ar- = ad- to + -rigĕre = regĕre to straighten.] 1. To set upright.
1530Palsgr. 436/1, I arecte, I adresse up or set up a thyng, Je metz sus..je metz debout, or je metz a point. This banner is nowe arrected. 1534Whittinton Tullyes Off. i. 6 Whiche dylygence doth arrecte hertes and maketh them more encouraged to playe the men. 2. To direct upwards, raise, lift up.
a1529Skelton Poems 9 (T.) Arrectynge my sight towarde the zodiake. 1556Abp. Parker Psalter cviii, Yea Psalmes to thee I wyll arrect, Among all folke of euery sect. 3. To set right, direct.
1530Palsgr. 436/2, I arecte..Jadresse. Be nat afrayde. If thou be out of the waye, thou shalte be arrected. ▪ III. arrect, ppl. a. and n.|əˈrɛkt| [ad. L. arrect-us: see prec.] A. adj. Set upright, pricked up (as the ears of a beast); having the faculties directed towards; fig. intent, attentive, on the alert.
1646J. G[regory] Notes & Obs. (1650) 142 His eares are said to bee arrect and intent only to those [prayers] that are made in this place. c1794Akenside Pleas. Imag. i. 269 Eager for the event, Around the Beldame all arrect they hang. 1846T. Aird in Blackw. Mag. LX. 279 The rabbit..pauses a moment—with its form and ears arrect to listen. †B. n. Proposed term for ‘upright stratum.’ Obs.
1811Pinkerton Petralogy I. 213. |